Pathways to Islamist Radicalization

Speaker: Haras Rafiq Affiliation: Director of CENTRI (Counter Extremism Consultancy, Training, Research and Interventions) Title: "Pathways to Islamist Radicalization" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Fordham University, New York Date: November 8, 2012 Description: Haras Rafiq speaks about Islam and why various individuals and groups are radicalizing the religion. He compares traditional Islam to Islamism and the extremism that has taken root in various sectors of the religion, fueled by a virulent antisemitism. He goes on to discuss Islamic theology, as well as policy mistakes made by the United States within recent years to combat this growing extremism.